Hairpin



(i. W. WEBER.

HAIRPIN.

APPLICATION man Aue.23, 1920.

1,874,264w Patented Apr. 12, 1921.

GEDIHE WA/Veber UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. WEBER, OF WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN.

EAIRPIN.

Application filed August 23, 1920. Serial No. 405,488.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. WEBER, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Watertown, inv the county of Jefferson and State ofWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHairpins;'

and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof.

My invention pertains to new and useful improvements in hairpins, combsand similar articles for use in the hair.

The principles of this invention relate most especially to thosearticles of this nature which comprise a pair of legs, and the purposeof the invention is to provide such legs with means whereby accidentaldislodgment of the article from the hair is obviated.

A further object of the invention is to provide articles of this typewith means whereby any length of hair may be readily held in place, theinvention finding its greatest applicability in holding short hair which'cannot be retained in position by the average hairpin.

With these general objects in view, the invention consists in the novelfeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts whichwill be hereinafter more particularly described and claimed, and shownin the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a hairpin constructed inaccordance with the invention, and

Fig. 2 is a detail transverse sectional view on the plane of the line2-2 of Fig. 1.

As hereinbefore mentioned, the invention is especially designed for useon any type of hair ornament or pin having a pair of legs.

Therefore in this drawing the principles of the invention are embodiedin a simple hairpin from which various departures may be made Withouteffecting said principles of invention.

Referring therefore to the drawing, it will be seen that the hairpinillustrated consists of a pair of legs 1 and 2connected together at oneend as at 3, their opposite or free ends being spaced to permit the hairto readily pass th'erebetween. Each of the legs 1 and 2 iscorrespondingly waved as at 4 and disposed close together whereby toform a tortuous restricted assage. I

The leg 1, at east for the major portion of its length is of a smallersize or diameter than the width of the intermediate portion 5 of the leg2. this portion 5 being trans- Versely widened.

When the leg 1 is circular in cross section as indicated 1n Flg. 2, thewidened portion 5 of the leg 2 is transversely curved as at 6, whichcurvature preferably extends the entire length of the portion 5 andreceives the ad acent portion of the leg 1. If the leg 1 is of adlfl'erent cross sectional shape, the cross sectional contour of theortion 5 may be made to correspond, it being the ob ect t0 prov1de alongitudinally extending substant ally transversely curved passage whichwill effectively grip the hair without damaging it. In any case theportion 5 of the leg 2 is of considerably greater width than thediameter of the leg 1, and when the former is transversely curved, thelatter lies within the channel thus formed, and as clearly shown in Fig.1 these parts come wlthin the waves 4 hereinbefore referred to.

I claim 1. A hairpin or the like having a pair of legs, a portion of oneleg being of greater width than the adjacent portion of the other, theleg of lesser width being in cooperation with one surface of the widenedportion of the other leg between the longitudinal edges thereof. l

2. A hairpin or the like having a pair of legs, a portion of one legbeing increased in width longitudinally, the adjacent portion of theother leg being of relatively less width and disposed longitudinally ofthe wide leg between the opposite edges thereof.

3. A hairpin or the like having a pair of legs, a portion of one legbeing increased in width longitudinally, the adjacent portion of theother leg being of relatively less width and disposed longitudinally ofthe wide leg between the opposite edges thereof, said Wide leg having across sectional contour corresponding to the periphery of the other legwhereby the latter is adapted to lie within the former.

4. A hairpin or the like having a pair of legs, one leg being circularin cross section, a portion of the other leg being increased in widthlongitudinally and transversely X curved to conform to the surface ofthe former, the circular-leg being adapted to lie within the other leglongitudinally thereof.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand atWatertown, in the county of Jefferson and State of VVisconsin.

GEORGE W. \VEBER.

